yum update > No Packages yum clean metadata > yum clean all > yum update > Yes Packages ???

[Karl Larsen]

ron wrote:
> ron wrote:
>   
>>>>     Hello,
>>>>
>>>>     Every time I'm notified by email of updates available:
>>>>
>>>>     Yum update says:
>>>>
>>>>     No Packages marked for Update.
>>>>
>>>>     After a:
>>>>
>>>>     # yum clean metadata
>>>>
>>>>     # yum clean all
>>>>
>>>>     Yum update says:
>>>>
>>>>     Yes Packages marked for Update.
>>>>
>>>>     Anyone know how I can fix this?
>>>>
>>>>     -ron-
>>>>
>>>>         
> karl wrote:
>   
>>>  Hi Ron what version of Fedora are you using? how did you query for
>>> updates? Did you use yum update or the gui system? Can you use the
>>> manual way and copy what happened to this list? That should find a
>>> solution.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>       
>
> Hi Karl,
>
> I'm using Fedora 8.
>
> [ron at f8 ~]$ sudo yum update
> Loading "protectbase" plugin
> Loading "kernel-module" plugin
> Loading "presto" plugin
> Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
> Loading "refresh-updatesd" plugin
> Loading "protect-packages" plugin
> Loading "fedorakmod" plugin
> Setting up and reading Presto delta metadata
> livna                     100% |=========================| 2.1 kB    00:00
> No Presto metadata available for livna
> fedora                    100% |=========================| 2.1 kB    00:00
> No Presto metadata available for fedora
> adobe-linux-i386          100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> No Presto metadata available for adobe-linux-i386
> updates                   100% |=========================| 2.3 kB    00:00
> No Presto metadata available for updates
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>  * livna: rpm.livna.org
>  * fedora: mirror.steadfast.net
>  * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com
>  * updates: mirror.steadfast.net
> 0 packages excluded due to repository protections
> Setting up Update Process
> No Packages marked for Update
> [ron at f8 ~]$
>
> ron at f8 ~]$ sudo yum clean metadata
> Loading "protectbase" plugin
> Loading "kernel-module" plugin
> Loading "presto" plugin
> Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
> Loading "refresh-updatesd" plugin
> Loading "protect-packages" plugin
> Loading "fedorakmod" plugin
> 11 metadata files removed
> [ron at f8 ~]$
>
> [ron at f8 ~]$ sudo yum clean all
> Loading "protectbase" plugin
> Loading "kernel-module" plugin
> Loading "presto" plugin
> Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
> Loading "refresh-updatesd" plugin
> Loading "protect-packages" plugin
> Loading "fedorakmod" plugin
> Cleaning up Everything
> Cleaning up list of fastest mirrors
> [ron at f8 ~]$
>
> [ron at f8 ~]$ yum update
>
> ...
>
> Packages marked for Update (I lost this output. I already updated packages.)
>
> ...
>
> [ron at f8 ~]
>
>   
    OK. It appears to me you have no updates. Please do not use the yum 
clean all again. Wait a couple of days. I just got notified my F8 has 17 
updates. I will look and see what it has with yum update and act. You 
might have the same now. Try it on them.

Karl



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